diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
index 4b6f80775fb..7d917e4ce1d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -499,9 +499,14 @@ config IP_NF_TARGET_LOG
 	  To compile it as a module, choose M here.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG
-	tristate "ULOG target support"
+	tristate "ULOG target support (OBSOLETE)"
 	depends on IP_NF_IPTABLES
 	---help---
+
+	  This option enables the old IPv4-only "ipt_ULOG" implementation
+	  which has been obsoleted by the new "nfnetlink_log" code (see
+	  CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG).
+
 	  This option adds a `ULOG' target, which allows you to create rules in
 	  any iptables table. The packet is passed to a userspace logging
 	  daemon using netlink multicast sockets; unlike the LOG target